This is a little AH! moment itself! I have had some really vivid ideas during crippling migraines, I never really understood how in a state where I might struggle with basic motor functions or even be able to speak in coherent sentences, I could think of lines/ideas that stuck with me for years, but in that sense it is probably similar to the disengagement/detachment of something like dementia.  Gosh it's fascinating how the mind works.

It is also really interesting in terms of taichi, it requires a relaxed focus on a lot of things at once, and is supposed to help balance the different parts of the brain, there is an element of following verbal instructions, moving as part of a group, coordinating breathing with the steps, with themselves coordinate different parts of the body, and following steps from memory. I have a lot of  AH! and reflection moments during the class, and have wondered why it works so much better during the class than if i do a few moves at home, but that would make sense!